knifelike
- adjective
- /ˈnaɪfˌlaɪk/
:
afilado
- He felt a sudden knifelike pain shooting through his chest.
Examples
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She felt a knifelike pain in her side.
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He winced at the knifelike sensation in his leg.
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Her words had a knifelike edge that cut deeper than she intended.
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The knifelike wind made walking outside almost unbearable.
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He felt a sudden knifelike pain shooting through his chest.
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She felt a knifelike pain in her side.
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He winced at the knifelike sensation in his leg.
Synonyms
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2.2
A sudden strong pain that feels like being cut
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4.1
Felt very strongly, for example pain or desire
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4.1
Able to cut very easily with a thin hard edge, like a knife
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5.5
A very sharp, intense feeling or sound that seems to cut
A very sharp, stabbing pain like being pierced
A sudden, sharp pain or very strong feeling that hurts a lot
A sudden sharp pain like a knife in your body
Very hurtful in words, or sharply cold in weather
Shaped like a small, sharp knife with a pointed end
Antonyms
How Sharp
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Knifelike comes from knife ('a sharp cutting tool') plus the ending -like ('similar to'). A helpful image is a sudden pain that feels as if a knife has cut you, so knifelike pain means very sharp, cutting pain.